RE: Australian power cable requirements.

Cameron, I had a similar situation some time ago with an internal cable and it had to do with the insulation thickness. The SJT cord was only rated 300V, and the insulation thickness did not meet the European standard. We changed to a 600V cord, which was accepted. Ray Russell r...@gastmfg.com

RE: UL listing for foreign manufacturers

Chris, UL has offices all over the world. In Europe they now own DEMKO, so if you are close to Denmark that may help. It would be good to check with UL to find out where the closest follow up office is located. They charge for their time to travel to your location. We have a manufacturer in the P

Coniferous Wood in Packaging

I'm sure that many of you, as well as myself, under the label of Regulatory Compliance, receive many issues outside of Safety/EMC. Usually if it has an acronym, involves a foreign country, falls under the heading of a regulatory requirement, or sales/marketing don't know who can handle it, it land

RE: Overcurrent Protection: One or Both Sides?

...@gastmfg.com -Original Message- From: Wagner, John P (John) [mailto:johnwag...@avaya.com] Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 10:28 AM To: 'brian_kunde'; emc-pstc; 'Russell, Ray' Subject: RE: Overcurrent Protection: One or Both Sides? I take some exception to the response

RE: Overcurrent Protection: One or Both Sides?

Hi Brian, I see most of the return postings have focused on the UK, which has a terminated neutral system. There are several installations especially in the US, where the power could be derived from a delta, or unterminated neutral system. I believe in this case, overcurrent protection is require

RE: product cert question

Hello Fabian, The NRTL we deal with uses a scheme called a split inspection. We do the submittal, and they will inspect at our suppliers facility. It's a little tricky, but it does work. However, I would be concerned about the possibility that the supplier does not have an NRTL listing, and may

Japan

Greetings, I understand that according to Japan's Electrical Appliance and Material Control Law there are 2 "classes" of products, A or B. A type are considered more risky appliances, and require a mandatory approval for the T mark. B items are considered less risky, and do not require the markin

RE: UL1950/UL2601 Thermals

Hi Dan, We use UL 1450 Motor Operated Air Compressors, and here is the definition of constant temperatures: 46.1.11 With reference to those tests that are to be continued until constant temperatures are attained, thermal equilibrium is considered to exist when three successive readings taken at

RE: Temperature Meters

Hi Joe, I've been using the Fluke Hydra Data Bucket for a couple of years, and really like it. It is a little pricey but I think its worth it. It has 20 channels, and you can also configure each channel for volts or ohms. We have added a current to voltage probe, so we can record the current too.

EMC - Declaration of Incorporation?

Greetings, We sell an air compressor with a DC motor. This motor requires a capacitor across the DC supply lines to meet the EMC requirements. Of course management does not want to supply the capacitor, they want to describe it in the documentation, and add a note on the Declaration of Conformity

RE: China Packaging/Crating Requirements

Greetings Martin, It seems that there is a problem in the US and China with using Conifer (pine) type of pallets. Here is a URL that goes into a little more detail Ray http://www.skralaw.com/Articles/china.htm -Original Message- From: marti...@pebio.com [mailto:marti...@pebio.com] Sent

Mesh Screen for 950

Seasons Greetings! We are having some trouble with the bottom openings in a piece of equipment, and I'm wondering if you might be able to provide a source for the screen mentioned in UL1950 Sec 4.4.6. Thank you and I hope you all have a great Holiday! Ray Russell Regulatory Compliance Engineer

RE: Compressed Air. Pneumatics, Safety requirements

Greetings Israel, A standard that we use is EN 1012-1 Compressors and Vacuum Pumps - Safety Requirements. Depending on the size of the equipment, the Pressure Directive or Pressure Equipment Directive may also apply. Regards, Ray Russell ray_russ...@gastmfg.com -Original Message- Fr

Manuals

Greetings, In this day and age of trying to cover your butt, from liability (especially in the USA), I have found it interesting that the information in some User manuals are going to the extreme to warn the consumer, while other similar products have very few warnings. In addition, our Europe

RE: US Circuit breaker requirements

Hi Paul, I could not put my finger on the paragraph that spells it out in the NEC, (380-4 has the 6 1/2 foot requirement) but I just installed a switch myself and the local inspector required it to be a min of 18" off of the ground. Ray ray_russ...@gastmfg.com -Original Message- From:

RE: EN60335 verses EN61010-1

Hi Brian,   As Luis points out, the 2 standards are directed at different applications. However, I believe most of the tests required are the same. But I'm not sure that the manufacturer of the pump would apply the same tests that I would seek to apply. So I would look at EN61010-1 and see what te

RE: IEC Mark 5172

Hello Jasmine, I believe the reference is to IEC 417, Graphic Symbols, and No. 5172 refers to the Class II symbol for a double insulated system. It is the symbol with a box inside a box. There is a site that has some of these symbols, but my paranoid IS administrator has blocked our internet acce

RE: Rockwell Modem, need info.?

Hi George, I my experience, I have used the UL Yellow books to verify UL recognition and to determine which standards it is recognized to. If I still have trouble, I have called UL direct, and they have always been helpful. Ray rayruss...@gastmfg.com -Original Message- From: sparaci..

RE: Flammable Liquids and Vapors

Hi Brian,   Sec 13 in EN 601010 doesn't offer much guidance on which standard to go to. A search at Global found IEC 60079-1 ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FOR EXPLOSIVE GAS ATMOSPHERES PART 1: CONSTRUCTION AND VERIFICATION TEST OF FLAMEPROOF ENCLOSURES OF ELECTRICAL APPARATUS but I have not worked with tha

RE: Safety Incident Reporting

Hi Richard, I recommend you check out the Consumer Product Safety Commission at http://www.cpsc.gov/ BTW Paul Hill's book is a great resource. Ray Russell ray_russ...@gastmfg.com -Original Message- From: WOODS, RICHARD [mailto:wo...@sensormatic.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 11:54

RE: Clearance and surge

Dear James, First, UL has reduced spacings for motors less than 178 mm diameter. Additionally, I see a footnote that for film coated wire that is rigidly supported and held in place, spacings may be reduced to 2.4 mm. Good Luck, Ray ray_russ...@gastmfg.com -Original Message- From: ja

RE: IEC 417 No 5017 Labels

This bounced yesterday, so I am resending it. Ray -Original Message- From: Russell, Ray Sent: Thursday, May 27, 1999 8:04 AM To: 'distefa...@panametrics.com'; emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Cc: cleme...@panametrics.com Subject: RE: IEC 417 No 5017 Labels We have purchased

RE: Country of origin

Greetings, I always understood that it was "Customs" that required the statement as to the country of origin. I believe it has to do with tariffs. I also believe that for the US the NAFTA agreement spells out if it can say made or assembled in by how much of the material is of that countries origi

Enclosure ratings IP vs NEMA

Greetings, I hope everyone had a happy holiday. I am looking for a comparison of IEC 60529 IP ratings for enclosures to the NEMA equivalents. Thank you for your assistance, Ray Russell Regulatory Compliance Engineer ray_russ...@gastmfg.com - This message is coming from the emc-ps

US/ HAR line Cord

Greetings, I know that at one time, UL had accepted a HAR type cordset. Now, I have been told by some line cord vendors that UL does not approve any HAR type cord any longer. Belden has a jumper cord with C13 and C14 connectors that has both US and EU approvals, but no other configurations are av

RE: Leakage Current Measurements

Greetings, I have used the ED&D leakage current for my previous 2 employers. I really liked it. They were dependable and very easy to use. They are also on the web at http://www.productsafet.com/prodsafety/ We currently use a test box built in house to the specifications of UL, found in most UL

Capacitors Dry or Wet?

Happy Holidays, I'm working on a project that will ship to Japan and requires a motor starting capacitor. Would any one know if there are requirements that dictate whether a dry or wet type cap are required for Japan? How about the rest of the world? Thank you for your assistance, Ray Russell Re

A label for a Tipping Hazard

Happy Holidays, We're working on a rather large project that has pull out drawers for servicing some of the sub assemblies. The drawers are heavy, but low enough that the unit only tips slightly when all drawers are open. As the drawer pulls out it catches on the floor and stops it self from over

RE: Plastics Cert Documentation

Greetings, At a former company, we were able to have the plastic vendor mold the information right into the part or put in on the outside of the shipping carton. All of the agencies that we delt with accepted this. The molded in information also helped in some of the recycling requirements for Ger

RE: Poisonous and Flammable Gases

Greetings Bob, I do not see much reference to this situation under EN 61010. I believe that at some point in time, the customer has to take some responsibility for the process that they use. But the manufacture of the piece of Test equipment still has some "duty to warn of any foreseen hazards". F

RE: Language labeling requirements

Greetings Joe, I think that you need to look at the consumer of your equipment. If the test equipment is to be used by an average person, then I believe multiple languages are required. If you sell a specialized piece of test equipment, then I believe the standard offers a different solution. Und

Energized Winding Tester

Greetings, I recall a recent message looking for a replacement for an Energized Winding Tester: AVO Biddle, Model 577500. If someone found some information, would you please pass it on to me? Thank you, Ray Russell Regulatory Compliance Engineer ray_russ...@gastmfg.com - This message i

RE: New Argentina Product Requirements

Dear Richard, I understand that UL is working on an MOU with Argentina. With that in mind, you might want to contact the Technical Assistance to Exporters office at your UL location. Good Luck, Ray Russell ray_russ...@gastmfg.com - This message is coming from the emc-pstc discussion l

RE: Indicator color standard

Dear Francis, I have used IEC 73 (BS EN 60073) Specification for coding of indicating devices and actuators by colours and supplementary means. BS EN 60204 Safety of machinery- Electrical equipment of machines also has a section on indicating lights. Ray Russell ray_russ...@gastmfg.com

RE: EN60950

Greetings, I have been using a company called Simcom for a couple of years now. They are usually the least expensive and have been helpful in answering questions about the specific standard before I pay big bucks, and find out is a 3 page addendum! Phone (770) 730-9980 FAX(770) 730-9976 G

RE: Re[2]: Are all these agencies really necessary?

Greetings, A few years ago at a NEMKO seminar I attended, there was a presentation on the "key mark". Because it looked like a key and would open doors to all markets. I believe this was a proposal from the IEC. Anyone hear any recent developments on this possibility? I imagine with the CE mar

RE: Agency approvals on components in CE

Greetings, >From the example below, I would not be as concerned with "who" tested it, but which standard it was tested to. I think that we must remember that standards organizations have made progress toward harmonization, but the heart of the problem is that US standards and EU standards are

RE: Requirements for Mexico

Greetings Nick, I have found some good information on Mexico through the US NAFTA website. The URL is: http://www.itaiep.doc.gov/nafta Look at document 9000 for an overview of Mexico's standard system. Ray ray_russ...@gastmfg.com -- From: Nick Williams[SMTP:n...@conformance.co.uk]

TABD

Greetings, The Trans Atlantic Business Dialog has put out a mid year report. It includes the status of: Mutual Recognition Agreement Regulatory Cooperation Conformity Assessment and Product Marking Metric Labeling You can review the report at: http://www.tabd.org/recom/scorecard.html Have a

RE: weatherproof mains connection

Greetings, We just put a product through UL to be tested for outdoor use. It was a fixed line cord, and they required a W/A marking on the line cord. The W/A refers to a water absorption characteristic. I'm not sure what Europe would require, but I assume that it would have to be HAR cable a

AC Mains Termination

Greetings, We sell some larger motor driven units to Europe, and are evaluating them to EN 60204. I believe that Sec 5.1 specifies that if a line cord is not included then a terminal block has to be provided. Although my experience has seen several applications that have loose leads inside of

RE: Low Voltage directive and IEC1010

Hi Gary, At my last employer, I asked the TUV representative in our area to come in and do a product review, and a standard review with me and other Engineers. You can all Rick Grumski in Livonia, MI (313) 261 8881 Also, I see UL has a seminar 6/18-19 in Northbrook IL. Call (847) 480 7500.

Previous EMC-PSTC Topics

Greetings, This forum is a great resource and has helped me greatly. Thanks to all who have provided information on the recent Twist on connectors questions. There is a way to search on the past items discussed on the group. It is called Regulatory Compliance Information Center. The URL is ht

ISO Standard for SI units (Metric Directive)

Greetings, Thanks to all who have provided information on the metric directive. As I was researching this issue, I went back to the FAQ by Bill Lyons. What a great resource. However, I was not able to find the standard that would be used to comply with the directives. Could someone please forw

EMC Directive and Small DC motors

Greetings, We manufacturer a small line of vacuum pumps that use very small (1/16 hp) 12, 6 and 4 VDC motors. Just a DC motor and a pump. We have had some EMC testing performed to the EN 55014 and EN 55104 standards where there was some high conducted emissions that required a .1 uf capacitor

Pressure Directive

Dear PSTC group, A recent change in employers has brought a whole new series of questions. Could some one please provide me with some details on the pressure directive, and maybe some sources for information? Thanks for your input, Ray Russell Gast Corportaion ray_russ...@gast.com